2021-2022 TCDP Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project. Bid Security, only in the form of: 1) a certified or cashier's check drawn on a Texas bank and made payable to the City of Sour Lake, Texas; or 2) a bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in Texas, in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the total bid, must accompany each bid at the time it is submitted. Bids must be submitted on the form shown in the Contract Documents. A Contractor Qualification Statement must also accompany each bid. Bids may be held by the City of Sour Lake, Texas for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder's qualifications prior to the contract award. Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts) wage rate, as issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure tht employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin. The City of Sour Lake is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Section 3 Residents, Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to submit bids. All Contractors/Subcontractors whose 'System for Award Management" (SAM.gov) registration is not active or that are debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assisted programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project. Funding for this project is covered under Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. All eligible bidders must comply with Section 3 requirements regarding meeting or exceeding the required objectives for both hiring and subcontracting. In accordance with these objectives, contractors are required to direct their newly created employment and/or subcontracting opportunities to Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns. Upon award, the successful bidder will be required to furnish payment and performance bonds. Hard copies of Bidding Documents will not be sold. Complete sets of Bidding Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor Engineer assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents. Owner and Engineer, in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms, do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other purpose.
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